Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
JOHN ORTBERGToo often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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